Migration (LIN 19/214: Regional Certifying Bodies) Instrument 2019
I, David Coleman, Minister for Immigration, Citizenship, Migrant Services and Multicultural Affairs, make the following instrument.
Dated 8 November 2019
David Coleman
Minister for Immigration, Citizenship, Migrant Services and Multicultural Affairs
Contents
1 Name........................................................................................................................................ 1
2 Commencement........................................................................................................................ 1
3 Authority.................................................................................................................................. 1
4 Regional Certifying Bodies...................................................................................................... 2
5 Application............................................................................................................................... 4
1 Name
(1) This instrument is the Migration (LIN 19/214: Regional Certifying Bodies) Instrument 2019.
(2) This instrument may be cited as LIN 19/214.
2 Commencement
The whole of this instrument commences at the same time as Schedule 2 to the Migration Amendment (New Skilled Regional Visas) Regulations 2019.
3 Authority
This instrument is made under subregulation 2.72C(20) of the Migration Regulations 1994 (the Regulations).
4 Regional Certifying Bodies
(1) For the purposes of paragraph 2.72C(19)(a) of the Regulations, each body listed in a table in subsection (3) is specified as a Regional Certifying Body.
(2) A Regional Certifying Body listed in subsection (3) has responsibility for a part of Australia that is a designated regional area listed in an instrument in writing made under the Regulations.
(3) The bodies listed in the following tables are Regional Certifying Bodies:
| Table 1: New South Wales |
| Item | Body |
| 1 | Central NSW - Regional Development Australia, Central West Inc |
| 2 | Central NSW - Regional Development Australia, Orana Inc |
| 3 | Department of Planning, Industry and Environment |
| 4 | Eastern NSW - Regional Development Australia, Central Coast Inc |
| 5 | Northern NSW - Regional Development Australia, Hunter Inc |
| 6 | Northern NSW - Regional Development Australia, Mid North Coast Inc |
| 7 | Northern NSW - Regional Development Australia, Northern Inland Inc |
| 8 | Northern NSW - Regional Development Australia, Northern Rivers Inc |
| 9 | Southern NSW - Regional Development Australia, Far South Coast |
| 10 | Southern NSW - Regional Development Australia, Illawarra Inc |
| 11 | Southern NSW - Regional Development Australia, Murray Inc |
| 12 | Southern NSW - Regional Development Australia, Riverina Inc |
| 13 | Southern NSW - Regional Development Australia, Southern Inland Inc |
| 14 | Western NSW - Regional Development Australia, Far West Inc |
| Table 2: Victoria |
| Item | Body |
| 1 | Ballarat City Council |
| 2 | City of Greater Bendigo |
| 3 | Commerce Ballarat |
| 4 | Department of Jobs, Precincts and Regions (Geelong) |
| 5 | Department of Jobs, Precincts and Regions (Mildura) |
| 6 | Department of Jobs, Precincts and Regions (Traralgon) |
| 7 | Department of Jobs, Precincts and Regions (Wangaratta) |
| 8 | Department of Jobs, Precincts and Regions (Wodonga) |
| 9 | Greater Geelong City Council |
| 10 | Greater Shepparton City Council |
| 11 | Rural City of Wangaratta City Council |
| 12 | Swan Hill Rural City Council |
| 13 | Warrnambool City Council |
| 14 | Wimmera Development Association Inc |
| Table 3: Queensland |
| Item | Body |
| 1 | Central Qld - Central Western Queensland Remote Area Planning and Development Board |
| 2 | Central Qld - Chamber of Commerce and Industry Queensland (Rockhampton and Central Qld) |
| 3 | Central Qld - Gladstone Area Promotion and Development Limited |
| 4 | Central Qld - Mount Isa Chamber of Commerce |
| 5 | Chamber of Commerce and Industry Queensland (Brisbane) |
| 6 | North Qld - Cairns Chamber of Commerce |
| 7 | North Qld - Chamber of Commerce and Industry Queensland (Cairns and Far North Qld) |
| 8 | North Qld - Chamber of Commerce and Industry Queensland (Mackay) |
| 9 | North Qld - Chamber of Commerce and Industry Queensland (Townsville and North Qld) |
| 10 | South East Qld - Chamber of Commerce and Industry Queensland (Gold Coast) |
| 11 | South East Qld - Chamber of Commerce and Industry Queensland (Sunshine Coast) |
| 12 | South West Qld - Chamber of Commerce and Industry Queensland (Toowoomba) |
| 13 | South West Qld - Maranoa Regional Council |
| Table 4: Western Australia |
| Item | Body |
| 1 | Department of Training and Workforce Development |
| 2 | RDA Goldfields Esperance |
| Table 5: South Australia |
| Item | Body |
| 1 | Department for Innovation and Skills |
| Table 6: Tasmania |
| Item | Body |
| 1 | Department of State Growth |
5 Application
This instrument applies in relation to the following:
(a) an application for approval of a nomination for a Subclass 494 (Skilled Employer Sponsored Regional (Provisional)) visa made on or after 16 November 2019; and
(b) an application for a Subclass 494 (Skilled Employer Sponsored Regional (Provisional)) visa made on or after 16 November 2019, if the related application for approval of a nomination is made on or after that date.